Board of Visitors
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The Board of Visitors serves as Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute's chief volunteer group of supporters and ambassadors. These select volunteers guide, oversee and assist MPSI in carrying out its mission and vision for the future. Members provide moral and financial support and help to enlist the support of others.
Board members
Debra Dworkin Partrich (2010), Chair
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Council
Young Woman's Home Association Trustee
Wayne State Theatres Understudies
Marlene Bihlmeyer (2014), Co-Chair
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Council
Carolyn Barth, Ph.D. (2017)
Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology World Congress
Carol Edwards (2018)
Oakland County Schools (retired)
Marianne Endicott (1997)
Community Volunteer, Young Woman's Home Association Trustee
Sharon Gioia (2004)
Founder, Polite America
Teresa Lloyd (2010)
Owner, Grosse Pointe College Consulting
Seymour Nayer (2012)
Partner, Plunkett Cooney Law Firm
Ann Nicholson (1999)
Trustee, The Japhet School
Dianne Bostic Robinson, L.M.S.W (2009)
President, Dianne Bostic Robinson & Associates
Nancy Swords (2017)
Deputy Director, Cranbrook Institute of Science
Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute Representatives
Alissa Huth-Bocks, Ph.D., Director
Cheryl Deep, M.A., Media Relations and Publications Manager
Rose Foster, Administrative Liaison
Ad Hoc Member
Sara Schultz, Wayne State University Development & Fund Raising